Trader Joe's Sunscreen Spray SPF 50+
63/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Trader Joe's Sunscreen Spray SPF 50+ is a chemical spray sunscreen built on older filters, avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate and octocrylene. It commonly applies with a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, and its low breakout-trigger rating is generally acne-friendly. With 62.5/100 and good protection, it is a convenient, budget-friendly everyday option, though the filter mix is less modern than some alternatives.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- β6 Coconut Oil at #7, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Coconut Oil at #7, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- β24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 5 Volatile alcohol at #10
- β 4 1 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 Volatile alcohol at #10
- β 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Adipate)
- β 6 1 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #10), fast, even canvas
- β 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Aloe vera
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (11)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 13 film former
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 6 heavy oil
- β 18 comedogenic oil/butter
- 4 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Fragrance
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10 Sd Alcohol 1
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is Trader Joe's Sunscreen Spray good?
It is a convenient, budget-friendly option, scoring 62.5/100 with good protection. The chemical filter mix is somewhat older than some rivals.
Does the Trader Joe's Sunscreen Spray SPF 50+ leave a white cast?
It generally leaves a low white cast with a balanced, lightweight finish, so it tends to blend into most skin tones.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using older filters: avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate and octocrylene.